Meet The Team

August 7, 2023

What song do you list to before a match?

Matty Singleton- Do I Wanna Know by The Arctic Monkeys 

Troy Hohman- There he goes by Kodak Black

Jarrett Trombley- If she wants a cowboy by Zach Bryan 

Tyrie Houghton- Animal I Have Become by Three Days Grace

Christian Knop- Aerials- System of a Down

Trent Hidlay- Sandstorm by Darude

Dylan Fishback- I’m Gonna Be by Post Malone

Jakob Camacho- I don’t listen to music before I wrestle

Brock Del Signore- Dark Matter by Feathers

Isaac Trumble- I don't listen to music before a match but if I did it would be 16 Tons by Tennessee Ernest Ford

Jackson Arrington- Sober by TOOL 

Ryan Jack- I don’t listen to music I sing to myself

Ed Scott- Don’t stop the music

Chase Horne- I don’t really do music usually just try to make jokes with whoever is beside me

Dylan Reinert- Kickstart my heart - Motley Crue

Alex Faison- Brian Dawkins's pre-game speeches

Jacob Cox- God’s Gonna Cut You Down

Zack Karagias- Don’t listen to music

Luke Ahrberg- I wouldn’t say I listen to a particular song every time I wrestle but I enjoy Johnny Cash every now and then.

Owen Trephan- I don’t listen to music before matches.

Aaron Faison- Ambitionz az a ridah 2 pac

Kai Orine- John wick mode

Derek Fields- I don’t listen to music
Pat- Garth Brooks, big country guy

Mackenzi Wood- Depends on the day but either Jimmy Buffett, Noah Kahan, or anything country

Kevin Jack- Eminem

Adam Hall- Fortunate Son by CCR

Tommy Gantt- Nipsey Hussle higher


If skill played no part in your decision which sport would you choose to play if it couldn't be wrestling?

Matty Singleton- MMA

Troy Hohman- Golf

Jarrett Trombley- Football

Tyrie Houghton- Golf

Christian Knop- Football

Trent Hidlay- Basketball 

Dylan Fishback- Baseball

Jakob Camacho- Football

Brock Del Signore- Baseball

Isaac Trumble- Rodeo

Jackson Arrington- Baseball

Ryan Jack- Football

Ed Scott- Football

Chase Horne- Hockey

Dylan Reinert- Golf

Alex Faison- Boxing

Jacob Cox- Golf

Zack Karagias- Football

Luke Ahrberg- Golf

Owen Trephan- Hockey

Aaron Faison- Baseball

Kai Orine- Video Games

Derek Fields- Golf
Thomas Gantt- Basketball

Pat- Football

Mackenzi Wood- Basketball

Kevin Jack- Golf

Adam Hall-  Soccer

Do you have any superstitions? If so what are they and when did they start?

Matty Singleton- Always crack every bone I can before each match

Troy Hohman- No

Jarrett Trombley- I have to put my right ankle band on before my left before a match. It started in high school. Not really sure why I do it; probably started as an OCD thing but not it’s a part of my routine.

Tyrie Houghton- I can’t think of any that I have, I’m a pretty fly by the seat of my pants kinda guy

Christian Knop- I have to wear white socks and tape my ankles. They started my sophomore year of high school.

Trent Hidlay- I have to sleep with 2 pillows at night. I have to tape my shoelaces the whole way around my ankle 3 times. I always write B2W on my tape too. These all started in high school 

Dylan Fishback- No

Jakob Camacho- Take a deep breath

Brock Del Signore- No

Isaac Trumble- No

Jackson Arrington- I wouldn’t say it’s a superstition, but I like to do the same thing every day of a match, down to the last-minute detail.

Ryan Jack- I need to shake all of my coach's hands before going out there and it started last year 

Ed Scott- No

Chase Horne- I always like to give daps to my coaches before my match, not sure when I just like giving my dawgs daps

Dylan Reinert- If my sports team is losing I will get up and move to another seat in the room.

Alex Faison- No

Jacob Cox- No

Zack Karagias- No

Luke Ahrberg- No

Owen Trephan- No

Aaron Faison- No

Kai Orine- No

Derek Fields- No
Thomas Gantt- No

Pat- No

Mackenzi Wood- I used to have lucky socks and had to drink a glass of pickle juice, started in middle school.

Kevin Jack- Needed to start listening to music up until my matches, I started that junior year in high school

Adam Hall- No


 Who On the Team has the most style?

Luke= 8 Votes    Josh=4 Votes    Brock= 4 Votes    AJ= 3 votes

Matty Singleton- Brock

Troy Hohman- Kovacs

Jarrett Trombley- Some people have a lot of style, it’s just not a style I'm particularly used to so I’d have to say me

Tyrie Houghton- Definitely Luke, that's a clean-cut guy

Christian Knop- Trent

Trent Hidlay- Luke

Dylan Fishback- Josh

Jakob Camacho- Adam Hall

Brock Del Signore- Jarrett

Isaac Trumble- Josh Johnson has the most drip

Jackson Arrington- Josh

Ryan Jack- Me

Ed Scott- Luke

Chase Horne- AJ Kovacs, he’s so cold

Dylan Reinert- Luke

Alex Faison- Brock

Jacob Cox- Brock

Zack Karagias- Brock 

Luke Ahrberg- Brock DelSignore will dress to impress once in a blue moon.

Owen Trephan- Luke

Aaron Faison- Chase Horne or Kovcas

Kai Orine- Camacho

Derek Fields- Luke
Thomas Gantt- Me

Mackenzi Wood- Ryan Jack, he made me pick him so he wasn't the only one to put him

Pat- Ed

Kevin Jack- Luke

Adam Hall- Luke

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